Edward Norton Wrote "The Incredible Hulk"

During Marvel Studios' "The Incredible Hulk" panel at Comic-Con, Edward Norton, who stars as Bruce Banner/Hulk, revealed that he also wrote the script for the film. This is the first I'm hearing of this, as I was under the impression that Zack Penn (Fantastic Four) was tasked with the job.

Apparently, Norton is a huge fan of the comic books: "I was a Marvel kid," he said. "Part of the fun of this is that there are all these tropes that weave through [Marvel comics]... Part of the fun was referencing these."

He added that his goal is to explore the early beginning of the Hulk. "I don't even like the phrase 'origin story,'" he explained. "The art of telling a story well is by answering those questions, but not always by frontloading it. It seems obligatory, like you're hustling through it." He went on to say that "The Incredible Hulk" story would seek to "spool out" the Hulk's genesis throughout the story.

In addition, the panel revealed the first image of how the new Hulk will look. In it, he is grey/green with a scarred hide and tortured face. At this point, we do not have the picture, but stay tuned.

Right now, the film is in its second week of production, but is scheduled to hit theaters on June 13th, 2008.